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Soybean Meal Futures - Contract Specs
| Contract Unit | 100 short tons (~ 91 metric tons) |
|---|---|
| Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per short ton |
| Trading Hours | CME Globex: Sunday - Friday, 7:00 p.m. - 7:45 a.m. CT and Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 1:20 p.m. CT TAS: Sunday - Friday 7:00 p.m. - 7:45 a.m. and Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. CT CME ClearPort: Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday 5:45 p.m. CT with no reporting Monday - Thursday from 5:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. CT |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.10 per short ton = $10.00 TAS: Zero or +/- 4 ticks in the minimum tick increment of the outright |
| Product Code | CME Globex: ZM CME ClearPort: 06 Clearing: 06 TAS: ZMT |
| Listed Contracts | 15 monthly contracts of Jan, Mar, May, Aug, Sep and 12 monthly contracts of Jul, Oct, Dec listed annually after the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year. |
| Settlement Method | Deliverable |
| Termination of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to the 15th day of the contract month. |
| TAM or TAS Rules | Trading at Settlement (TAS) is subject to the requirements of Rule 524.A. TAS trades off a "Base Price" of zero (equal to the daily settlement price) to create a differential versus the daily settlement price in the underlying futures contract month. The TAS clearing price equals the daily settlement price of the underlying futures contract month plus or minus the TAS transaction price. TAS Table |
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| Last Delivery Date | Second business day following the last trading day of the delivery month. |
| Grade and Quality | Through December 2018, 48% Protein Soybean Meal, meeting the requirements listed in the CBOT Rules and Regulations. As of January 2019, 47.5% Protein Soybean Meal, meeting the requirements listed in the CBOT Rules and Regulations. |
